bullets13

a win tonight would be HUGE!  Burnett has been awful recently, so let's hope that trend continues.  the rangers are going to need some runs most likely, as tommy hunter is the most prone to giving them up out of the four rangers' starters.

i'm still sick from game 1.  this should be 3-0, with CC going on 3 days rest.

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man, what a game!  several great things came out of tonight... Cliff Lee stayed incredibly hot. Michael Young's bat heated way up. No matter what happens, the worst case scenario takes the series back to texas. Neftali Feliz was fantastic in the 9th, his first non-shaky outing of the postseason.  Now the Rangers can feel confident putting their closer out there in a save situation. The rangers look like they may have finally solved the yankee bullpen.

8-0!

7-0!  rangers can put in darren oliver in the 9th for all i care!

6-0!  2-run single by moreland!

4-0!  bases loaded, 1 out!

[quote name="bullets13" post="880284" timestamp="1287457095"] rangers with runners on 1st and 3rd, no outs.  i would love for them to get an insurance run or two right here. [/quote] same scenario, with a run in!  3-0!

rangers with runners on 1st and 3rd, no outs.  i would love for them to get an insurance run or two right here.

add another inning to that total, with 2 more k's, no more hits.  quick inning. it's actually possible that he comes back out again.  he looked as strong that inning as he has all game!

Lee's a beast.  11 k's, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk through 7. 32 k's, 13 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk in 23 innings this post season.

[quote name="beechnut" post="880227" timestamp="1287454235"] These guys today make such a big deal about pitch count. Heard today that Bob Gibson use to throw anywhere from 185 to 200 pitchers a game. He said todays pitchers "are out of shape" and need to go longer. Love Gibby bc hit a homer off of him and next time up chin music. [/quote] if i'm washington, i ride his arm as long as i can.  120 pitches, 130 pitches as long as he's still getting outs... this is a must win, and he probably won't be a ranger next year anyway, so who cares if you wear his arm down.

i'd feel a lot better about this game if that ball hamilton hit a few innings back had cleared the fence...

great job to get out of it.  only scary thing is his pitch count is at 97.  i don't think the rangers are going to be able to ride him for a full 9 tonight, and the bullpen has been shaky.  very shaky.

big strikeout for lee with runner on 2nd and no outs... and another big out... let's see if he can strand gardner on 3rd.

this ump has a wider strikezone away from lefties.

Lee with 9 k's through 5.

ah "oh s***" swing by jorge bloops a ball the opposite way for the first yankee hit of the night.

smoak has the potential to be very good.  i thought it was funny that he came into arlington at the end of the year after the trade and homered in all 3 games of the series against his old team :)

lee with 7 k's, 1 bb, 0 hits through 4.  he's a beast!

Young had a great at bat the hitter before hamilton, fighting back from 0-2 to single after an 11 pitch at-bat.  the hr hamilton hit looked like he hit it off the end of the bat... he has some serious strength!  25 pitches for petitte in the 1st!

Hamilton with a 2-run homer in the 1st!!!!  The Rangers haven't figured out the yanks bullpen yet, but they've absolutely rocked the starters!!!

I don't know who is now, but lumberton was far and away the worst when i first came to the board, and they were making the playoffs for the first time in however long... there were about 10 new threads a day being created by l-towners who were beating their own chests... that being said, they've had a good team for several years now, and have mellowed out.